The Mexican actress who lent her voice to “Coco” has died at the age of 91.

Coco’s voice was silent forever. Ana Ofelia Murguiathe Mexican actress who added audio and magic to the Spanish-dubbed version “Mama Coconut” In the 2017 Oscar-winning Pixar animated filmdied at age 91, according to Mexican media.

Although continental recognition came with the film Coconutwhich showed characteristics of Mexican popular culture and addressed the issue of childhood death, The actress was a legend of the Mexican scene with participation in more than one hundred titles.

In this sense, Murguía -born December 8, 1933- In 2011 she was awarded a special lifetime achievement award at the Ariel Awards, the most important awards in Mexican cinema..

The actress also had a long CV in soap operas, among which she stood out The Tempest, The Queen of the Night, What women are silent about AND MY dear Tom Mixamong other local successes.

In over 50 years of career, he has distinguished himself as a great figure of Mexican acting with works in films such as The Ponquianchi by Felipe Cazals; You come at night AND Written in the body of the night by Humberto Hermosillo and others Queen of the Nightby Arturo Ripstein.

However, Murguía’s name has been projected throughout Spanish-speaking countries since his work on Cocowhere he voiced one of the key characters in the story.

His latest acting work dates back to 2018, following his participation in an episode of a biographical series of the singer José José, the prince of song.

“His career was vital to the performing arts of Mexico”wrote the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature of Mexico on its X account, formerly Twitter, remembering Murguía.

For now his relatives have decided not to reveal the reasons for his death. In the last years of his life he had some health problems, but the details of his pathologies never transcended. Only in 2020, The actor Alberto Estrella requested blood donors for her, who was hospitalized. Shortly afterwards it was reported that she had already been discharged home.